Gus McNARY was born in Monroe County MS in 1888 or 1890 -- and died in St Louis, MO 1990.

His father was Boland McNARY born 1864

His mother was an Isabella Lenoir -- she died abt 1890 after only acouple of kids. They apparently were married abt 1885, based on the birth of first son.

I have been unable to locate her definitively in the 1880 census.

There were 93 LENOIRs in Monroe CO, MS in 1880
30+ in neighboring Clay County

The white Lenoir family, slave owners, had come in from Carolina

in 1870,of the 80+ listed in Monroe co, these were the ones from Carolina:

Abe Lenore Township 15, Monroe, MS abt 1805 North Carolina Colored Male

Mary Lenore Township 15, Monroe, MS abt 1810 South Carolina White Female

Alferd Lenora Township 16, Monroe, MS abt 1835 North Carolina Colored Male

Claracy Lenora Township 16, Monroe, MS abt 1835 North Carolina Colored Female

Jeff Lenore Township 16, Monroe, MS abt 1845 North Carolina Colored Male